Cartel conduct in construction a lesson for contractors
In late 2024, we saw the first criminal prosecution for a cartel following the 2021 shift from civil liability to criminal liability for this conduct....
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Reviewing the new standards
In their review of NZS 3917:2013, Brendan Cash (Partner) and Miles Rout (Solicitor) in Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction team, review the key proposed changes...
A year of reform
Image: Anchor Testing at Waimakariri Bluff. Taken by Charles from Abseil Access. It has been another difficult year since our last review, write Brendan Cash (Partner),...
NZS 3916:2013 review
By Brendan Cash (Partner), Caitlin Hogan (Solicitor) and Millie Wilcox (Summer Clerk) in Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction team. NZS 3916:2013 contains the conditions of...
NZS 3910: 2023 wrap-up
Brendan Cash (Partner) and James Sanderson (Solicitor) in Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction team has covered six core areas of change introduced in the new...
A cautionary tale about retentions
Brendan Cash (Partner), Madison Dobie (Senior Associate) and Caitlin Hogan (Solicitor) Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction team. In a recent case, Stevensons Structural Engineers 1978...
Artificial intelligence in construction
By Brendan Cash (Partner) and Miles Rout (Law Graduate) in Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction team. As artificial intelligence technologies such as generative AI and...
NZS 3910:2023 Final Account mechanism
One of the changes in the 2023 edition of NZS 3910 is the introduction of a new Final Account mechanism for the agreement of the...
New dispute resolution scheme in NZS 3910:2023
The dispute resolution process contained in section 13 of NZS 3910:2013 has long been thought too complex and unclear. One of the major changes in...
Engineer under spotlight
Rebecca Saunders, Partner, Wynn Williams’ Construction Team and George Sutton, law graduate, Wynn Williams. The recent decision of Hawkins Limited v Elizabeth Properties Ltd confirms...